A group of cavalry disturbed a group of argali. The knight ignored the frightened argali and ran straight to Yangjing Temple.
The cavalry rushed to the front of the temple, and a group of Heshuote cavalry came up to intercept them.
A knight jumped off his horse vigorously. He was wearing red cotton armor, a double-flag iron helmet, a gun on his back and a knife on his shoulder. He was tall and tall, with two touches of plateau red on his face. This native soldier was originally from western Sichuan.
He jumped off his horse and took out a document with a lacquer seal from the leather bag on his back.
"I am Wang Zhenwu, a member of the army in the Wei Zang Yamen of the Ming Dynasty. By order of General Wang, the general of our Zang Dynasty, I am here to deliver a letter from Ganden Phozhang.
The Fifth Emperor, Diba and the Minister of Weizang asked Dayan Jinong to immediately go to the White House of Lhasa, the Throne of the Fearless Lion, to inherit the throne of King Heshuote Khan and to take care of Gushi Khan's funeral."
"Come with me!"
After hearing this, a Heshuote noble waved to Wang Zhenwu and led him into the temple.
Yangjing Temple was built over a hundred years ago and is an important temple here. Herders nearby often come to offer incense, and Dayan was in the temple at this time.
Yangpajing is the only place that Damxung must pass on the way to Lhasa. It is also the upper reaches of the Lhasa River tributary. When Gushi Khan settled thousands of elite Heshuote cavalry who followed him into Tibet, he had considered it carefully.
Although Lhasa is the center of Tibet, it is not very suitable for herding horses. Damxung, not far away, is a good pasture, and it is accessible in all directions. It is extremely fast and convenient to go anywhere. Put this elite here.
It not only makes the great monks less worried, but also has the effect of being able to respond immediately when something happens.
Just like now, Dayan heard the news that his father had been poisoned on the way, and he was poisoned by his concubine, who had an affair with him. He went straight to the throne, mobilized four thousand knights and rushed to Lhasa quickly.
Although Dayan was thought by Gushi Khan to be a bit indecisive and decisive, after all, he was also a brave warrior who had been on the battlefield for many years and still had keen intuition. He knew that at this time, the Heshuote warrior in his hand was the most reliable.
Wang Zhenwu entered the temple and saw Dayan, the eldest son of Gushi Khan, whose eyes were red at this time.
"How is Lhasa doing now?"
"Gushi Khan's body has been placed on the fifth floor of the White House. Everyone is waiting for Jinong to return and inherit the throne, and then take care of Gushi Khan's funeral."
"Have you caught the murderer who poisoned my father?"
"Not yet, and we haven't confirmed who is the murderer yet. Jin Butang said that he would first ask Jinong to go back and take over the throne, and then arrange the funeral arrangements for Gushi Khan. As for the murderer of Gushi Khan, we will investigate after the important matter is done.
It will definitely be found, please rest assured Jinong."
"Jinbu Tang has reported this matter to the saint urgently. The Ming Dynasty will support Jinong in inheriting the throne."
Da Ting looked at the letter signed and sealed by the fifth generation, Suonan Raodan, Jin Shengtan, and Wang Chaoxian, and held it in his hand and pondered for a long time.
"Okay, I'll go now."
After getting this letter, especially after meeting the messenger from Minister Wei Zang, he felt much more at ease.
On the same day, Dayan led 4,000 male cavalry and arrived at Lhasa, one hundred and eighty miles away. Wang Chaoxian and Suonan Raodan went to greet him outside the city in person.
Dayan left a large group of troops stationed by the Lhasa River, and took 200 people with him to the Bu Palace first.
"Please grief!"
Chao Chao first hugged Dayan and said, "Please rest assured Jinong, we fully support you."
Dayan couldn't help but be moved after hearing this.
Entering the White House, we went directly to the fifth floor, which used to be Gushi Khan's office in the White House, but is now a place of rest.
Dayan knelt in front of his father's coffin and cried. He never thought that something would happen to his father after he left. He suspected that his father was poisoned by someone sent by Suonan Raodan, and there was even an envoy from the fifth life behind him.
At this time, the fifth great monk and Suonan Raodan in the hall were also staring at Dayan on the ground with suspicion. After all, they all knew about Dayan's affair with Layang, and Gushi Khan was most likely to be Layang.
Layang was killed by Layang, but now there is no trace of Layang. Naturally, Dayan is the most suspected. Since Gushi Khan was killed, it can be said that Dayan benefited the most.
Both sides have their own thoughts.
The atmosphere in the palace seemed rather heavy.
No matter what, Gushi Khan was also a hero of his generation, but now he died suddenly like this.
Dayan cried for a while in front of his father's soul. After getting up, he suddenly looked at Jin Shengtan, "I heard that Jinbutang is good at supporting spirits to summon spirits. He is the reincarnation of a disciple of Zhiyi, the founder of the Tiantai Sect. He was named Master "Lian".
Qian Qianyi, Ye Shaoyuan and other famous people have done a great job in tending the maidens in their homes. Can you please ask Jinbutang to do your hard work for me? I would like to borrow Jinbutang's magic power and ask my father to send a ghost to you!"
Dayan's words made everyone present stunned for a moment.
However, Jin Shengtan did not refuse.
Speaking of Jin Shengtan, the Minister of Weizang is also a legendary figure. Now he is only in his forties and has already reached the third rank. Although the rank of this kind of minister in the vassal is falsely high, he is also the Minister of Jin and Purple, but his background is not
He was very poor, born in Suzhou, and had a poor childhood. He only had the opportunity to study in a private school at the age of nine. He loved reading and was addicted to Water Margin. Later, he passed the examination to become a scholar, but he spent a lot of money and was always in poverty.
He believed deeply in gods and Buddhas, and loved reading Buddhist scriptures and making friends with monks. He also learned the skill of holding a sienna to summon spirits with one hand, and began to support sijis in Wuxian County at the age of 20.
The so-called fuqi is actually somewhat similar to divination, but the form is different. The general operation is to ask the gods to descend and possess the spirit, and then take a pen to write verses on the sand table. These verses are not just written randomly, but the thoughts of the victim.
Jin Shengtan's ability to support the si was very good. Not only did he write beautiful poems, but he also often spoke the mind of the person involved. He later claimed to be the incarnation of the disciple of the Tiantai Grandmaster, and was named Master Lu'an. The scholar-bureaucrats respectfully called him Master Lu.
Even Donglin leaders such as Qian Qianyi invited him to his home to support the ji, and even bluntly said that Jin Shengtan seemed to be controlled by some kind of god.
However, before the Shaotian Dynasty, Jin Shengtan did not enter the official career. At the end of Chongzhen, he began to comment on the novel Water Margin and other novels. He also opened classes to recruit students and gave lectures. He was quite famous. He was wild and unruly, but his articles were excellent.
This unruly talented man whose real name was Zhang Cai was considered unappreciated, but later Zhu Yihai invited him to come out during the Northern Expedition to Sanwu. At first, he walked beside Zhu Yihai, and later he served as a Hanlin official, and then served as a local official for several terms, and then selected him as Minister of Weizang.
, and also because they thought that this person was not the ordinary talkative person of Donglin Fushe, and he knew that he had the ability to adapt.
The emperor chose him as the minister of Weizang, and also selected a chieftain from the southwestern dynasty to be the general of Weizang to be his civil and military partner, with him as the leader.
At this time, Dayan asked Jin Shengtan to help him hold the altar and bring down spirits, but Jin Shengtan did not refuse.
Fuqi does not require much preparation, just a sand table or just a pen and paper will do.
Zhu Yihai once discussed Fuqi with him and bluntly said that it was just advanced psychology.
Burn incense.
Clean hands.
Then sit there and close your eyes.
After a while, Jin Shengtan suddenly opened his mouth and shouted, singing a song.
Dayan and others couldn't understand it. It was a Kunqu opera.
Then Jin Shengtan stopped talking, but picked up the pen and started writing on the paper.
A soldier from the Weizang Yamen recited the poem and translated it. The words really showed his skill, the wording was beautiful, and most importantly, the content was also great.
It is as Gushi Khan that I am speaking.
After finishing the eloquent poem with a hundred sentences, it also explained the identity of Gushi Khan. The most important thing was to let the eldest son Dayan inherit the throne, and then explained that Dayan should respect the fifth Dalaihe after he succeeded.
The Fourth Class* must respect the Ming Emperor. The Khoshot Khanate will always be a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, and the two great monks will always be the religious leaders of the Khoshot Khanate.
He also emphasized that Ganden Phodrang should continue to use Sonam Raoden as the general regent of Diba, and that the head of the thirteen sects should also be held by great nobles with lama origins, etc.
Dayan is most concerned about who is the murderer of his father. The poem states that everything is cause and effect, and tells him not to pursue it any further.
Finally, arrangements were made for the division of the Heshuote tribe and his property.
Gushi Khan had ten sons in total, and he let his eldest son Dayan inherit the throne.
Then the pastures in Qinghai were divided among the ten sons and divided into left and right wings. Those on the left were Dayan and Omubu.
Dalantai, the four sons of Bayan Abgai Ayush, those on the right are Yilduzi, Dorji, Hulumush, Sangarza, Gonbuchahun and Dashbatur.
Dayan on the left wing inherited the throne of Heshuote Khan, and his Qinghai pastures and tribes were managed by his sons, while Dalai Hongtai Jidorji, the sixth son on the right wing, was appointed as the king of Qinghai, in charge of the left and right wings of Qinghai.
Each wing chooses one person to serve as wing leader.
In places such as Kham and Kashgar, eight general managers were established, who were served by the eight grandsons of Gushi Khan.
A hundred sentences.
After joining the army's reading and translation, everyone understood it clearly.
Dayan Khan was very satisfied with the result and shouted, "Follow the decree."
Jin Shengtan sat there with his eyes rolled up. After a while, he opened his eyes, indicating that the fussing was over.
Dayan was filled with gratitude.
The fifth generation and Suonan Raodan sat aside and watched the whole ceremony. Although Jin Shengtan claimed to be the reincarnation of the master of Mount Wutai and was considered a member of their Buddhism, they still felt that Jin Shengtan's behavior just now was an opportunity to interfere in Heshuote's internal affairs.
suspicion.
The so-called holding a japan to summon spirits, asking the recently deceased Gushi Khan to possess him, and then explaining these things in poems, is too mysterious?
But the great monks themselves, and even the Gelug sect and the entire Tibetan Buddhism, have followed a similar pattern for thousands of years.
Moreover, in the current complicated situation, they could not rashly object to the accusation. After all, what Jin Shengtan said about the spirit possession did not affect them, and it was even consistent with the results of their previous discussions.
However, Jin Shengtan descended upon him and, in his capacity as Gushi Khan, arranged for Heshuote to be auspicious. They always felt offended, but they had no choice.
Da Ting was very happy. Through this ceremony of supporting the spirit and consecrating the spirit, the legitimacy of his succession to the throne of Khan was strengthened, which was equivalent to being recognized by the Ming Dynasty court, the leaders of the Gelug Sect, the Ganden Phodrang government, and Gushi Khan.
Although all his father's property is still given to Lao Liu, which makes him a little dissatisfied, compared with the position of the Great Khan, it is not too important. After all, Qinghai's territory is divided into ten parts, and he still has one share. In addition,
The other brothers had no share in the land of Weizang. Only the areas such as Kham and Kashgar were divided into eight areas and given to his eight nephews to take charge of.
Dayan succeeded Heshuote Khan.
In the fifth generation, Dibasonan Raodan, Minister of Weizang Jin Shengtan and General Weizang Dynasty witnessed together that Dayan sat on the throne of the fearless lion.
The first thing he did after he ascended the throne was to inform his brothers that his nephew had come to Lhasa for mourning. At the same time, he immediately reported the news of Gushi Khan's death to the Ming Emperor and asked the Ming Dynasty to appoint him as the new Khan to succeed him.
Suonan Raodan also gave orders to the sects of the thirteen sects, local nobles and monasteries in front of the new Khan, asking them to come to Lhasa to pay homage to the new Khan and pay homage to the old Khan.
The handover between the old and the new Khan seems to be very smooth.
Jin Shengtan and Chao Chao returned to the Yamen first.
A soldier came in to report. This soldier had a special status. In name, he was a member of the Yamen Army, but in fact he was the liaison officer of Jin Yiwei in Weizang Yamen.
"We have sent Layang out of Lhasa. Dalaihuntaiji Dorji, the sixth son of Gushi Khan, personally took Layang away quietly and is now on his way to Qinghai."
"Will Dorji go to Riyue Mountain to worship the saint?" The dynasty asked first. This southwestern chieftain went to Liaodong to aid the Liao Dynasty in Chongzhen Ming Dynasty. Later, during the Hongguang Dynasty, he defeated Chongming and supported King Yiyang to supervise the country, and together with Chen Wu
When he went south, he was tricked by Huang Binqing of Zhoushan and 8,000 men and horses were captured. He almost died. After that, he was forced to surrender to Zhu Yihai alone.
He also sat on the bench for several years in the Shaotian Dynasty before he was finally recognized. He slowly began to lead troops and generals, and made some achievements. Now he is in charge of Wei Zang, with a third-level military position, but he only has 500 soldiers under his command.
He still wants to do something, so that he can have the opportunity to make new achievements.
"Dalai Huntai Ji, I think Gushi Khan has always loved him, and he is indeed brave and decisive, but he is only the sixth child. If he is the boss, he will definitely inherit the throne." Dorji said.
He is capable and wants to be liked by his father, so he looks down on his elder brother a little.
Moreover, the two brothers have different mothers. The eldest brother Dayan’s mother is the daughter of the leader of Turgut, while the mother of the sixth brother Dorji is the third Hatun, the daughter of the leader of Junggar.
Of course, if you are ambitious and capable, you must have someone to support you. Ming Dynasty has been in secret contact with Dorji and made many promises to him secretly. He promised to establish the Qinghai Khanate in the early stage.
Dorji became the Khan of Qinghai.
Of course, if Dorji wants to be the Khan of Qinghai, he has to make his own efforts. The Ming Dynasty will support him, but he has to prove that he has the ability and qualifications.
After Gushi Khan occupied Qingkang and Weizang, the distribution to various parts of the Khanate was the entire area of Weizang and Doan. The agricultural areas of Kham were under the direct jurisdiction of the Ganden Phozhang local government, and the remaining pastoral areas and the vast area around Qinghai Lake were
The area under the private jurisdiction of King Heshuote Khan, while Gushi Khan appointed personnel to exercise sovereignty over the areas surrounding Qinghai Lake and the central Kham region.
Gushi Khan also reached an agreement with Dibasonan Rao Danhe V, and sent his grandson Handu to station in Mangkang, Gongjue and other places to take charge of the affairs of Kham area.
The taxes from Weizang were used to support the temple lamas, while the taxes from Kham were used to support the Khashuote tribe in Qinghai. Zongben and Diba were appointed in various places to manage local government affairs and taxes.
The pastoral areas were all under the direct jurisdiction of the Khan and handed over to his children and grandchildren. Now when he dies, all his property will be given to Lao Liu. Qinghai, Kham, Kashgar and other places are also divided by his children and grandchildren. In fact, although they all obey the orders of the new Khan,
But it is obvious that the power of Xin Khan is far less than that of Gushi Khan.
At this time, Lao Liu had the secret support of the imperial court. As long as he dared to stand up and separate Qinghai and become independent, he still had a slight chance.
Of course, there are risks here, but Ming Dynasty does not care about these. When Ming Dynasty planned these things, it was originally to muddy the waters. It was originally intended to cause civil strife in Heshuote, which now extends to Ganzi in western Sichuan in the east, Kashgar in southern Xinjiang in the west, and Kashgar in southern Xinjiang in the north.
And the emerging Heshuote Khanate in the Qilian Mountains collapsed.
A powerful Heshuote, who is connected to Kham, Qinghai, Wei, Zang and the southern border of Ali, is by no means a good vassal. If you just sit back and watch, trouble will happen sooner or later, so you must take action first.
This is a geopolitical and military consideration.
In fact, the Ming Dynasty had not only been secretly instigating Lao Liu Dorji for a long time, but had also been in secret contact with Handu who was stationed in Kham.
Handu was one of Gushi Khan's favorite grandsons, and he was also very capable. He was the son of Gushi Khan's fifth son, Ilduzi. During the Heshuote campaign to the east, he and his brother Darji led an army to march into Maga.
Erkang, conquered the six hills of Duokang, and was later appointed as the general manager of Kham by Gushi Khan.
After Gushi Khan entered Lhasa and established the Ganden Phodrang regime, he continued to send troops to support Sun Tzu Handu's conquest in Kham. Kham was originally the territory of the chieftains. From the Yuan to the Ming Dynasty, their hereditary chieftain status was basically recognized.
, numerous feudalisms, countless chieftains, big and small.
When Dayan Khan was resurrected, he sent troops to Qinghai and Kham to conquer this area. However, the chieftains only paid tribute to Dayan Khan and still actually ruled the place. Before Gushi Khan entered Tibet, the largest chieftain in Kham was called King Baili.
, he openly sent out troops to intercept, and was defeated and killed.
Now, with the support of Gushi Khan and the acquiescence of the Ming Dynasty in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Handu has basically conquered all the chieftains in the Kham region. He is stationed in Dajianlu (Kangding, Ganzi).
Changhexi, Yutong, Ningyuan and other military and civilian Xuanwei Divisions in the Dajianlu area are transportation hubs for entering and exiting Tibet. Whether you are entering or leaving Tibet from Lizhou Road or Yazhou Road, you must pass through Dajianlu.
The resource-rich area of Kham is also Dajianlu. Trade has brought a steady stream of wealth here, and it is closely connected with Tibet and is a strategic location.
In the early days of Zhu Yihai, the main goal was to conquer the Central Plains in the Northern Expedition to Manchuria. Therefore, for the west, Jisi was still the main focus. With Gushi Khan and Handu, he did not interfere with the rivers. He even vigorously developed border trade and exchanged what he had.
, in order to restore and accumulate the strength of the Ming army for the Northern Expedition.
It was under this situation that Dajian Lu was developing very prosperously. It was not far from Chengdu. The connections between Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet all passed through here. It became a major trade city in the southwest, and the ancient Tea Horse Road trade made it rare.
They are all quite strong.
This guy is also quite ambitious. In the past few years, Ming Dynasty has freed up his hands to start all over the world. With a little instigation, this guy began to plan for independence. In order to be able to stand on his own, he even openly cooperated with the Red Sect in secret. The Red Sect is also called Ning.
The Map sect, also called the Red Hat sect, is one of the five major sects in Qinghai and Tibet.
The great monk Pakmuwa of the Nyingma sect was in exile in the Chuankang area. The Jinyiwei secretly brought this great monk into conflict with Handu. The purpose of this was to wait for the death of Gushi Khan and split the Kashote Khanate.
, the ultimate goal of the Ming Dynasty was to control the Kashote Khanate, and even to completely take back the area east of the Jinsha River, especially the strategic location of Dajianlu.
Everyone has a position.
The butt determines the head.
Depending on where you sit, you will consider certain issues. Depending on your stance, your thinking angle will also be different.
The Ming Dynasty had been secretly planning for many years, fully considering the interests of people like Dorji, Dayan, and Handu, and supporting them in establishing their own khanates.
"Did Bash Batur not be given to Dorzi?"
"That's definitely not the case. Jin Yiwei will send him directly to Riyue Mountain to meet the saint."
Although Bash Batur was young and the concubine of a maidservant, the Ming Dynasty had already made a life plan for him. The plan was to first send him to the emperor to serve him for a few years to train him, and when the time was right, he would be sent to Yu.
He went to Khotan and cut off Ali, Khotan and other places in the west of Khotan to establish a new khanate and give it to him to rule.
Of course, this will be a khanate supported by the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty will take the opportunity to station troops there, and even incorporate the Ladakh Kingdom, which is a vassal of Heshuote, into the vassal system.
In general, Bash Batur is still very valuable and a rare commodity. Jin Yiwei will never give him to Dorji. Giving Layang to Dorji is just a way to let him grasp Dayan.
Dayan had an affair with his concubine, and her concubine poisoned Gushi Khan. With Layang in hand, Dayan could not clear up the suspicion of patricide even if he had a thousand mouths. Dorji would be able to establish himself as a khan in Qinghai, and it would be smoother.
Chao Chao couldn't help but sigh, he was really not afraid of thieves stealing, he was just afraid that thieves would miss him.
The Ming Dynasty has hundreds of millions of people in the country. Now they don't directly send troops, but they use this method. How can Heshuote resist?
However, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this. On the contrary, he was even more looking forward to the great chaos in Heshuote coming soon, so that he, General Weizang, could be useful.
Back then, I traveled thousands of miles to search for a feudal lord and defended Liangzhou on horseback!
